Music and dancing comes to Fairmount Park

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LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 17: A Mariachi band plays in the street as protesters hold a march and rally denouncing the actions of Los Angeles riot police at a May Day immigrant rights rally at MacArthur Park on May 17, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. Demonstrators, journalists and police officers were injured at the end of the immigration march in MacArthur Park on May 1 when officers in riot gear used batons and fired 146 rounds of foam-rubber bullets at the journalists and marchers to disperse the crowd. A bipartisan group of senators has reached an agreement on a complex immigration reform package that would grant quick legal status to millions of illegal immigrants in the US and further beef up efforts to keep people from crossing the US-Mexico border illegally. The plan would prioritize education and skill-level over family connections of illegal immigrants who wish to gain residency after paying a $5,000 fine and leaving the US. Senate debate on the hot-button topic dividing both parties and carrying political risk is expected next week. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

Music and dancing are planned for the 5th annual Riverside Mariachi Festival at Fairmount Park.

The festival gets under way at 3 p.m., Saturday, with a performance by the nationally recognized Reyna de Los Angeles, an all-female mariachi group.

Ballet folklorico performances are scheduled. A cultural heritage celebration will feature arts and crafts, traditional foods and outdoor entertainment, according to the Riverside Parks, Recreation & Community Services Department, which organized the festival.